Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments October 6, 2020 erstellt
Description:
Total cost estimates for crime in the United States are both out-of-date and incomplete.We estimated incidence and costs of personal crimes (both violent and non-violent) and propertycrimes in 2017. Incidence came from national arrest data, multi-state estimates of police-reportedcrimes per arrest, national victimization and road crash surveys, and police underreportingstudies. We updated and expanded upon published unit costs. Estimated crime costs totaled $2.6trillion ($620 billion in monetary costs plus quality of life losses valued at $1.95 trillion; 95%uncertainty interval $2.2 - $3.0 trillion). Violent crime accounted for 85% of costs. Principalcontributors to the 10.9 million quality-adjusted life years lost were sexual violence, physicalassault/robbery, and child maltreatment. Monetary expenditures caused by criminal victimizationrepresent 3% of GDP – equivalent to the amount spent on national defense. These estimatesexclude the additional costs of preventing and avoiding crime such as enhanced lighting andburglar alarms. They also exclude crimes against businesses and most white-collar and corporateoffenses